Prevention of secondary hemorrhage in Hanuman syndrome (open mediastinal drainage).
The author describes three common mechanisms of hemorrhage which may occur following "open management" of sterno-mediastinitis after cardiac surgery. Recommendations for prevention and treatment are presented including the suggestion that whenever sterno-mediastinitis is treated by the open method in the initial stage of management, the patient should be paralyzed and maintained on artificial respiration.
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, and the Neineman Laboratory for Medical Research, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome